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Grieving Parents March to Meta NY Headquarters, Demanding Change

Andy Burris, who lost his 15-year-old son Cruz, during a rally outside Meta headquarters in New York on April 24. — Andy Burris, who lost his 15-year-old son Cruz, during a rally outside Meta headquarters in New York on April 24.Photographer: Olivia Carville/Bloomberg

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By Olivia Carville

April 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM EDT

They spoke about the deaths of their children — some as young as 11 — to cyberbullying, pills laced with fentanyl, sextortion scams and suicide-glorifying content.

“Meta profits; kids pay the price.” That’s the message the more than three dozen bereaved parents delivered to Meta’s doorstep in New York City Thursday morning.